AP link. On Monday, Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson removed the Executive Director of the Milwaukee Election Commission, Claire Woodall. Johnson tapped Woodall’s deputy, Paulina Gutiérrez, to step into the role, but Gutiérrez’s nomination must be approved by the city’s… Continue reading
This week I’ll be blogging on ELB along with Kunal Dixit. Kunal is about to graduate from HLS and has been a terrific member of HLS’s Election Law Clinic. Welcome, Kunal!
Walen v. Burgum was decided before a three-judge panel and is on appeal to the Supreme Court. It involves the interaction of the Equal Protection Clause and racial gerrymandering with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in the drawing… Continue reading
In South Dakota, reformers have gathered far more signatures than needed to get a measure on the ballot in November that would create a Top Two open primary, much like CA and WA use. Those signatures now have to be… Continue reading
NYT on an FEC advisory opinion that candidates can raise unlimited sums for issue advocacy groups working on ballot measures.
The Federal Election Commission quietly issued an advisory opinion last week allowing candidates to raise unlimited money for issue-advocacy groups… Continue reading
Detroit News on Democrats’ arguments that recent Republican lawsuits in Michigan have the political aim of sowing doubts about election integrity.
On Monday, lawyers for the Democratic National Committee, which is working to reelect President Joe Biden, said two suits… Continue reading
Interesting story about a Missouri county party claiming the authority to “vet” Republican candidates and bar them from running as Republicans if they fail its test.
In March, the Vernon County Republican Committee filed what is known as a writ… Continue reading
Politico. Of course, these moves to impede Kennedy’s ballot access and attack his candidacy are a product of winner-take-all electoral rules. Under, say, ranked-choice voting, there wouldn’t be the same incentive to stop minor party challengers.
There is a… Continue reading
WaPo reports that the share of Black adults who say they’re certain to vote in this year’s election is down sharply from 2020 — and down by more than the analogous share for all adults. Lower turnout is always a… Continue reading
Charis Franklin has written this Note for the Fordham Law Review. Here’s the excerpt:
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (“the Voting Rights Act”) is one of the primary vehicles by which plaintiffs receive injunctive relief ahead of elections. More… Continue reading
Missed this story (and the Illinois one Derek flags) while traveling:
Representative Henry Cuellar, a Texas Democrat in a crucial swing district, and his wife were charged with participating in a yearslong $600,000 bribery scheme involving Azerbaijan and a… Continue reading
Politico:
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum on Sunday supported the election fraud allegations made by former President Donald Trump, claiming on CNN: “I think it’s clear that there’s vote-buying going on at a scale like we have never seen before.”…… Continue reading
The Chicago Tribune has this coverage of a new election law in Illinois that changes the rules of ballot access in the middle of an ongoing campaign:
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed into law a comprehensive election bill that would… Continue reading